I think…
that when children are required to leave the home they start to learn valuable information and lessons, like the fact that all of those interesting services they rely on but don’t actually need to think about suddenly need to be thought about. And paid for. The more places like Netflix and Crunchyroll et al crack down on use in different places, the fewer of my kids will be able to bum services off us. We’ll still cover phone, but that is about all. Those little things they don’t think about start to add up. Trust me, I know. I pay the dang bills to the tune of over 2K a month before we get into Electricity, Mortgage, and Water. Sure, kids today will hack into whatever they can and find the free version of dang near everything, so that is a bonus for them. My kids survive largely on youtube and instagram-type social media. These are things that require internet access. How much do you wanna bet that the next one to move out chooses to forego getting internet and instead links all his devices to his phone?
I think…
we are in a really bad place globally. Maybe it will all work out and through some backhanded means, the USA will come out of this Middle East thing on top. However, it doesn’t feel likely. I was recently reminded that DNI Tulsi Gabbard publicly claimed Trump planned to go to war with Iran back in 2020. So, this is all pat of the script. She came out forcefully against the idea back then, but he’s her boss now, so… I guess all of it falls under a “since we know what we know now” type disclaimer that all government folk (all folk really) use when they decide to do something they said they definitely would not do. In their minds they are liars but instead responding to evolving conditions. Frackin Liars.
I think…
College sports are always going to be about money and labels. My kid’s former coach, Ed Lamb talks a lot about the label theory. He says teams look a the label or sticker on a helmet and make a judgement call. Fans do to. Point of fact, my son got offered at Tulane. I didn’t know they were in the CFP until then. We don’t know what we know, and the teams with the money want to keep it that way for fans and for recruits up to the point where they will occasionally sign and pay players to bury them–keeping them off opposing rosters.
I think…
I am done here.
Some Thoughts:
- Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Iran trolls Donald Trump using his late mother Mary Anne Trump’s quote” The alleged quote “says, The quote “from late Mary Anne hoped that Trump would never venture into politics; otherwise, it would be devastating for everyone.” This is what world politics have devolved into. Bodies are stacking and we’re fighting a meme war, people! Seriously, propaganda has always been a thing, but this is next level.